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TIL The Ramones named their band as tribute to Paul McCartney early days with The Beatles when he was known as Paul Ramone

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QN7wa TIL Alison Moyet’s laugh on the '82 synth pop masterpiece 'Situation' has been sampled over 90 times, including on the dance classics 'Macarena' and C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat.” The giggle was originally accidentally caught on tape and the band decided to leave it in the song.
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